Hi there! Today is a sunny Saturday, April 11th and I'm on day 11 out of 30 days of quarantine blogging.
Feathers and Fur: the saga continues
My family of four are getting along swimmingly. Bean has been the center our attention. Not to feel left out, Stachi showed us how he can use his new swing and impressed us again when he took his first spring bath in the sun beams this morning! Not all of my finches have been water babies. Some of them really enjoy a big splashy bath on regular basis while others only ever lightly dipped their beaks in their water dish. I figured since I haven't seen him go for a swim yet maybe he wasn't a bath kinda guy. but this morning he took the plunge immersed himself in his water dish, making lots of big splashes and spinning in circles. Afterwards, he sat there in disgust while we giggled at his wet feathers, hanging down both sides of him like a man in a drabby coat. When we came back in from doing yard work (a daily favorite now), his feathers were silky and shiny like a freshly coiffed dapper man. Good job, Pistachio!
Essential Tings
As I'm sure most of you are aware of, our stay home, stay safe state regulations have recently restricted even more of what we are allowed to shop for at the stores. The biggest drag about this is the restriction of gardening supplies. While we are all staying home, why not let us access supplies needed to plant gardens? I love the idea of everyone pulling together, for instance in world war 2, America had a massive home front presence to back up our troops. One example of our patriotic endeavors being Victory Gardens that were to help Americans to rely on growing some of their own food so that our major crops could be used to feed the soldiers over seas. I think this time spent at home is a great opportunity to plant things and enjoy the small wonders of nature during this uncomfortable time. If we can also use it as an opportunity to teach ourselves and teach our young how the earth gives us food to eat and how to get a better appreciation for it, then why not?
We needed a few items from our neighborhood hardware store and they did a great job of expediting everyone to get them out as soon as possible after picking their items. Actually, the only people going inside were staff members, and there was 6 foot markers in the small parking lot where the guests stood in line to tell the clerk what they needed. The major category of supplies ready to go outside the store? Gardening supplies! What a great score! We were able to nab seeds for vegetables, herbs and flowers, a few little planters, mulch and restocked our yard waste bag supply. We're slowly getting our garden ready. We have noticed that the squirrels are going to town already burying last years giant crop of acorns. Anyone have any tips for stopping them from doing that? First time gardener here!
What do you guys think of the restriction on shopping for non-essential things in the stores? I know the reasons for doing this are aimed at keeping our health in mind. and that's awesome that we can create rules to keep people safer. Do you think that not allowing us to buy gardening supplies, or items like puzzles, for instance, will help flatten the curve? I think it probably will help antsy people like me from going out to the stores. I should know better. but for the most part I think we are doing the best we can. We only limit our store visits to our neighborhood usually and don't leave the house for any other reason than grocery supplies and work. I'm just trying to make the most of everything. Remember on day one of blog'antine where I talked about bummer/bonus? You look at something that's a bummer but then think of something positive about it. Today's bummer/bonus: restrictions on shopping for "fun stuff" sucks, but flattening the curve and helping people to stay at home is a bonus!
Thanks for reading my blog today and I will see you guys back here tomorrow on Easter Sunday!
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